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What is the best flooring for playrooms

When it comes to your children you might be thinking about making a playroom for them. Flooring in a playroom is not always dependent upon factors such as space, size or house and income. You will also want your kids to enjoy the flooring in their playroom so you may be tempted with the most cost effective, child friendly, colourful designs and types of flooring. Therefore different types of flooring will have their own advantages when it comes to look and feel.

Carpet tiles and carpet are the most popular choice when it comes to playroom flooring. This is because they are cheap, easy to lay and durable. Carpets with colour will also help disguise any stains, and in most cases will be preferred by your children. When it comes to carpet tile the best one to use is nylon, this is because it is one of the best resistors of stamping feet, and it is also long lasting and quite strong. When it comes to your child’s safety the soft surface will cause less damage if your child falls or slips.

Vinyl flooring is also another option, and is increasingly growing in popularity. Its surface makes it easy to clean spillages and is also padded; this means that it will be more comfortable for your younger children who like to crawl about or for children who are susceptible to falling down often. Vinyl flooring also allows you to choose fun designs that your children may like, which means they could even help with the choice of flooring design they want. Popular designs include roads and towns.

Hardwood flooring adds some structural strength to your floor. It also lasts for a lifetime, which means it will be there to help as your children grow up. It can also match your interior design across the rest of the room or house. Because of the structural strength you will not need to worry about any falling objects or stability as its hard surface allows for greater safety.

Laminate Flooring may well be the best option when it comes to wooden flooring. It is not only easy to clean and cheap but it can also be laid down by yourself. It is also durable enough to withstand the dropping of toys or heavy stamping. It can also accommodate mats or rugs easily which can also provide another safety element. The colour variations can also be child friendly. Due to the fact that laminate flooring is hard pressed together it can also survive and wear and tear that is likely to occur.

Solid wood flooring is great for allergies as it prevents any dust from gathering. It is also easily installed and lasts a life time. It can also adapt to its surroundings during seasonal changes; it is also great at insulating your room, keeping it warm during the winter months.

When it comes to selecting the flooring for your child’s playroom there a several things to consider. It needs to be long lasting, it also needs to be child friendly, relatively colourful and comfortable, protect your child’s health when it comes to allergy protection, it also needs to be able to withstand heavy objects and protect your children from accidents. If the flooring is cheap and easy to self install then you might find yourself opting for flooring that incorporates all of these features and there are plenty of excellent choices to choose from.

10 ways to maintain your wood flooring

Some of the most common questions we get asked at the wood floor blog are asking how to maintain the look of a floor, so we decided to put together some tips on keeping your floor in prime condition for you to enjoy for years to come.

  • Don’t let spills settle on your flooring. Fluids aren’t generally the thing you would want to keep on your hardwood floor, if you leave fluid on the floor for a prolonged period of time this will cause water spots. If there are any spillages clean up the fluids straight away using an absorbent cloth.
  • Always try to follow the floor manufacturer’s recommendations when possible and try to sweep daily, always using a soft fine bristled broom. Sweeping is an important part of maintaining a wooden floor and sweeping daily will help keep things off the floor which may cause scratching.
  • Make sure that you know the type of finish on your wooden floor and follow the correct maintenance procedures for them e.g. Never wax a urethane floor instead use only a very dry damp cloth (to avoid water damage)
  • Place glides (furniture guards/pads) under any furniture on your wooden flooring to avoid scratching the floor underneath. Also place mats at every entrance to prevent people from walking in dirt and grit onto your floor
  • Vacuum regularly, try to vacuum at least 2 times a week to get the loose dirt which may have been missed, please be cautious however as hard plastic and stiff bristles can scratch the finish on your floor.
  • Try to avoid wearing heavy shoes, high heels and sports shoes on your flooring as these can cause dents and indentations on your floor. Also children’s toys can cause damage to your floor, a prime example are racing cars which can scratch the flooring.
  • Don’t over-wax a wax floor, if your floor dulls and you want to restore its shine you may want to invest in a buffer. However it may be best to get suggestions from the floor manufacturer for the specific procedures for your floor.
  • Clean up pet mess quickly, keep food dishes on a mat and keep their nails trimmed to avoid any stains and scratches.
  • Mop regularly using a dry damp mop adding cleaner to the water (we personally recommend the Bona range of cleaners as their quality is fantastic)
  • Cover the floor when decorating so any dropped screws or paint wont damage your flooring, also, when moving heavy furniture slip a piece of cloth or pile under the legs to avoid any scuffing and scratching.

We hope that these tips help you and answer any questions you may have, if you still have any queries please contact us or leave a comment below and we’ll answer any queries to the best of our abilities.

Junckers Solid Flooring

Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood Flooring

Junckers solid hardwood flooring systems offer a fantastic range of pre-finished hardwood flooring which provide a large palette of colours and grains that allow great scope for creativity making individual solutions, unconventional combinations and innovative details possible. Junckers new Ultra Matt boards offer the natural matt look of an oiled finish with the strength of a polyurethane lacquer and with simple, quick and accurate floor installation, Junckers has many advantages.

Junckers flooring

Junckers flooring

Founded in Denmark in 1930 Junckers is now one of Europe’s leading producers of solid hardwood flooring. All timber is sourced from managed forests which reflects Junckers attitude towards forest management and its felling policy.

With the company’s unique press-drying process – which was developed almost 40 years ago – timber is strengthened and has increased stability. Recently the company has developed new staining techniques to create a wider choice of natural effects, marketed as the SylvaKet, SylvaRed and SylvaColor ranges.

With the accurate factory-machining of Junckers flooring, the need for site sanding after laying is eliminated therefore saving time on what would be a time consuming part of laying your floor.

Wood waste from the company’s plants is used as a fuel for the factory thus economising on energy.

Sylvared

Sylvared

Description

Junckers have 11 hardwoods available, these are;

  • Beech
  • Oak
  • Jarrah
  • Black Oak
  • Ash
  • Sylvaket
  • Sylvared
  • Sylvacolor
  • Jatoba
  • Merbau
  • Maple

Each of these are offered in various thicknesses, styles, grades and finishes, giving you a wide choice. Junckers hardwood flooring is supplied as 2 rows of staves assembled by means of a double dovetail joint into one board. The Junckers exclusive Quick Clip system has been developed for use over an existing level sub-floor, without the need for battens. There is also a wide board range which has been developed for a traditional look which is available in;

  • Oak
  • Merbau
  • Maple
  • Jatoba
  • Ash
  • Dark Ash
  • Nordic Ash
Oak Boulevard Wide Board

Oak Boulevard Wide Board

Sports Floors

Junckers have 7 floor installation systems which are available as well as a portable sports floor. Each of the systems offer different characteristics making them particularly suitable for the requirements of a specific application. The SylvaSport board is specially produced for these sports systems.

New Era levelling system

Junckers New Era system is for use where it is necessary to overcome the uneveness of existing timber or cocrete floors.

Acoustic Systems

Junckers offer 2 acoustic systems, The New Era Acoustic cradle system and the Clip system. Both of which meet the requirements of Document E of the Building Regulations.

Accessories

Junckers offer a full range of accessories including floor teatments and cleaning materials

Junckers Basefill

Junckers Basefill

Dimensions

Flooring is available either 14 or 22mm thick. Individual boards are 129mm wide and 1830/3700mm long

Appearance

Flooring is available either unfinished for site finishing or factory-finished with either several coats of hard-wearing polyurethane lacquer or with controlled saturation by rich penetrating oils.

Junckers and Real Oak Floors

Real Oak Floors is proud to be an authorised retailer for Junckers Ltd. We stock all of Junckers products and have regular special offers on Junckers flooring saving you money. If you have any enquiries about Junckers floors please dont hesitate to call one of our helpful sales team on 0844 848 6840

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Interior Design Trends of the Noughties

Taking a look back over the past decade, we have put much more effort into personalising our living spaces yet maintaining a chic minimalism made popular during the 2000s.

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Image Credit: Trendir Modern Interiors 2009

With the rise of interior design reality shows, more and more people are considering their living interiors much more carefully. The Guardian’s Huma Quershi sums up the decade nicely:

While we may never entirely tire of whitewashed brick walls teamed with wooden floors, interiors styles have grown more individual and less prescriptive.

Indeed, once a staple of many modern homes, real wood flooring has diversified and broken new ground with ever increasing ranges of new colours and styles and a widening array of wood species. Exotic woods have appeared, from the rich red tones of Doussie to the striking contrasting brown grains of Iroko, and have even inspired people to make their floors a centre peice of a home.

Of course, a balance needs to be kept between individuality and good taste. No one wants sensory overload as soon as they walk into a room so choosing subtle colours from our diverse engineered flooring collection may just be the perfect addition to your home.

Discover the Potential of Solid Wood Flooring

Solid wood flooring is something that should be admired and cherished. When you see real wood flooring you can tell instantly and can almost feel it underneath your feet, which is why it is so important to get the right wood flooring for you.

Solid wood flooring tends to last a very long time and you can almost watch it change with you as you and your family grow up, so does your floor. The beauty of having wood floors is that you have a living material right under you and as a living material it adapts to its surroundings. For example if it happens to be very cold your floor will shrink (only ever so slightly) and if it is very hot it will expand. Seeing your floor change is a beautiful thing and worth every penny of the price you paid!

Solid wood flooring comes in all different materials. Pre-finished and un-finished oak. Oak is especially pretty when it changes colour as it gets older. Aged and antique oak flooring is also lovely in the right settings such as an old farmhouse.

Lacquered Solid Oak Flooring at Real Oak Floors

Lacquered Solid Oak Flooring at Real Oak Floors

  • Ash flooring. Quiet light in colour yet a huge variety.
  • Bamboo flooring. Renowned for its strength, this material comes in four different choices. Natural, carbonised, vertical or horizontal.
  • Beech flooring. Light brown in colour, this wood is known for its heaviness and fine grain. This floor works very well in heavy traffic areas.
  • Birch flooring. This is a pale wood that is also quite heavy.
  • Cherry flooring. Pale pink in colour, this wood will turn dark red once aged.
  • Hevea flooring. One of the eco friendly wood floors, this wood is light in colour and could be compared to ash.
  • Kempas flooring. This wood is from the same family as the cherry tree. It also has a dark reddish colour and is a very hard wood with a course grain.
  • Larch flooring. This is one of the few woods that are waterproof. It is a softwood and is often used for outdoor furniture.
  • Maple flooring. Maple comes in a huge variety of colours from pale yellow all the way through to black.
  • Merbau flooring. This flooring gives a high class finish. It is available in many colours. It is, however, rarely used for flooring any more due to illegal milling.
  • Pine flooring. Pine tends to be used as basic flooring as it is quick to produce and replace.
  • Teak flooring. Again this isn’t used very often sue to restraints but is a medium weight timber.
  • Walnut flooring. This hardwood flooring is extremely hard. It has a chocolatey colour but is quite expensive.

Choosing which solid wood flooring is right for you can be a difficult choice. It will depend on the style of the room, the age of the house, where you are going to put it and what look you are trying to achieve. Wood floors are becoming so much more popular than carpet because they give the room so much more character and with each different wood comes a different look. Even with the designs of the grain it can make a huge difference. So when you decide which wood to use for your wood floors be sure to pick the one that you feel happiest with and not just the one that the interior design magazine said would look great!

Written by Philippa Wilson.

Solid Oak Flooring Lacquered 18 x 120mm – Just £22.50 per metre!

Solid Oak Flooring Lacquered

Solid Oak Flooring Lacquered

This beautiful solid Oak flooring has a homely rustic appearance, which is complimented by its random length boards to provide a truly classic look.

This flooring comes in 120 x 18mm with random lengths between 300mm and 1200mm. Each board of this beautiful flooring is micro belled (V grooved) for individual board definition, which accentuates each individual plank. This flooring also features a tongue and groove system for easy installation.

When it comes to installation this flooring is extremely versatile and easily fitting in any situation. Oak 120mm flooring is perfectly suited to installation using the self-adhesive underlay. Using the adhesive underlay with this flooring allows you to fix the planks to the underlay whilst remaining floating on top of the sub floor, this saves time and effort and there’s no mess because there’s no glue involved!

RRP £44.99 – Grab this high quality solid oak flooring at just £22.50!!

Check out this Lacquered Solid Wood Flooring at Real Oak Floors!